The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Frost of Heaven Junius Podrug (Dark Harvest 0-913165-70-0, May ’92, $19.95, 321pp, hc, cover by Gary Glover) Fantasy adventure thriller set in India about a mysterious hidden kingdom in the Himalayas. A first novel. Order from Dark Harvest, PO Box 941, Arlington Heights IL 60006.


Selected Tales Edgar Allan Poe (Random House/Vintage 0-679-72524-5, Aug ’91 [Jan ’92], $9.50, 436pp, tp) Collection of 17 stories plus the novel The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym, with an introduction by Diane Johnson.


Mining the Oort Frederik Pohl (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37199-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $19.00, 264pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) Sf novel about mining the Oort Cloud to obtain water for Mars.


Mining the Oort Frederik Pohl (SFBC #03863, Dec ’92, $8.98, 264pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reprint (Del Rey 1992) sf novel. Similar to the Del Rey edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Outnumbering the Dead Frederik Pohl (St. Martin’s 0-312-07755-6, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $14.95, 110pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Sf novella of a mortal man in an immortal world, illustrated by Steve Crisp. First American edition (Legend 1991). Recommended (CNB).


Outnumbering the Dead Frederik Pohl (SFBC #01808, Jul ’92 [Aug ’92], $6.98, 110pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Legend 1991) sf novella of a mortal man in an immortal world, illustrated by Steve Crisp. Similar to the 1992 St. Martin’s edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.


Stopping at Slowyear Frederik Pohl (Pulphouse/Axolotl 1-56146-116-4, Jan ’92, $10.00, 118pp, tp, cover by Rob Alexander) Sf novella of a spaceship’s visit to a planet where a year is ten times longer than Earth’s. This trade paperback edition is limited to 525 copies. A 300-copy hardcover edition (-146-6, $35.00) and a 75-copy deluxe leatherbound edition (-176-8, $65.00) are also available. All states are signed by the author. Available from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.


Stopping at Slowyear Frederik Pohl (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29487-3, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $3.50, 151pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) Reprint (Axolotl 1992) sf novella of a spaceship’s visit to a planet where a year is ten times longer than Earth’s. Recommended (CNB). Although the earlier edition was dated 1991, it did not appear until 1992.


Our Angry Earth Frederik Pohl & Isaac Asimov (SFBC #19656-8, Apr ’92, $9.98, 323pp, hc, cover by Joe Curcio) Reprint (Tor 1991) associational non-fiction. Two sf writers offer a detailed plan to save the Earth from the human race. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.


The Undersea Trilogy Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson (Baen 0-671-72123-2, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Undersea] Omnibus of Undersea Quest (Gnome 1954), Undersea Fleet (Gnome 1956), and Undersea City (Gnome 1958).


Unquenchable Fire Rachel Pollack (Overlook Press 0-87951-447-7, Mar ’92, $23.95, 390pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Unquenchable Fire] Feminist fantasy novel where the laws of the universe have been changed and miracles are commonplace. Winner of the 1989 Arthur C. Clarke award. First American edition (Century 1988).


Unquenchable Fire Rachel Pollack (SFBC #03907, Dec ’92, $11.98, 390pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Unquenchable Fire] Reprint (Century 1988) sf novel. Similar to the 1992 Overlook Press edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Doomsday Exam Nick Pollotta (Ace 0-441-15866-8, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Bureau 13] Fantasy novelization based on the “Bureau 13” role-playing game, second book of the “Bureau 13” series.


Full Moonster Nick Pollotta (Ace 0-441-08421-4, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $3.99, 197pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Bureau 13] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Bureau 13” series, based on a role-playing game, about a top-secret branch of the FBI specializing in dealing with lawbreaking monsters.


The Sherwood Ring Elizabeth Marie Pope (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034911-1, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $3.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1958) young-adult fantasy novel about a girl who encounters the ghosts of her Revolutionary War ancestors. Illustrated by Evaline Ness.


DragonLance: Steel and Stone Ellen Porath (TSR 1-56076-339-6, Sep ’92, $4.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Meetings] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, fifth book of “The Meetings Sextet”.


CoDominium: Revolt on War World ed. Jerry E. Pournelle (Baen 0-671-72126-7, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Original shared-world anthology of eight stories set in the same universe as the “War World” series, with a prologue and an epilogue by Pournelle.


Life Among the Asteroids ed. Jerry E. Pournelle & John F. Carr (Ace 0-441-48232-5, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Rick Courtney) Anthology of fiction and non-fiction works, including several originals. Volume four of “The Endless Frontier”.


War World: Blood Feuds ed. Jerry Pournelle (Baen 0-671-72150-X, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $5.99, 551pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [War World] Original shared-world novel/anthology written by S.M. Stirling, Judith Tarr, Susan Shwartz, and Harry Turtledove set in Pournelle’s CoDominium universe. Fifth book of the “War World” series. There are no individual credits and the book is copyrighted only in Pournelle’s name.


The Drawing of the Dark Tim Powers (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-27604-3, Aug ’92, $3.99, 329pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1979) historical fantasy novel set in 16th-century Vienna; fourth printing.


Last Call Tim Powers (Morrow 0-688-10732-X, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $23.00, 479pp, hc, cover by Rick Lovell) [Last Call] Fantasy/occult/mainstream novel set in Las Vegas.


Last Call Tim Powers (Charnel House 0-927389-05-3, Apr ’92, $150.00, 571pp, hc, cover by Peter Richardson & J. K. Potter) [Last Call] Fantasy/occult/mainstream novel set in Las Vegas. This is effectively simultaneous with the Morrow edition listed above, although this edition has an extra poem and a slightly different text. The interior art is by Peter Richardson. This is a signed numbered boxed limited edition of 350 copies, with a lettered edition of 26 copies (-04-5). Order from Charnel House, Box 633, Lynbrook NY 11563 (516) 887-2565.


Moving Pictures Terry Pratchett (SFBC #19653, Apr ’92, $6.98, 254pp, hc, cover by Peter Scanlan) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1990) humorous fantasy novel, ninth book in the “Discworld” series. It lacks an ISBN and price, and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.


Reaper Man Terry Pratchett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45168-6, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, 10th book of the “Discworld” series, featuring Death’s retirement. First American edition (Gollancz 1991).


Reaper Man Terry Pratchett (SFBC #00054, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $6.98, 253pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1991) humorous fantasy novel, 10th book of the “Discworld” series. This lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.


The Ultimate Dinosaur ed. Byron Preiss & Robert Silverberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07676-0, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $35.00, 336pp, hc, cover by Wayne D. Barlowe) Original anthology of 11 stories about dinosaurs, plus 15 essays and full-color illustrations by various artists. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.


Lin Carter: A Look Behind His Imaginary Worlds Robert M. Price (Starmont House 1-55742-229-X, 1991 [Jul ’92], $11.95, 172pp, tp, cover by Bruce Timm) Non-fiction, criticism. A guide to Carter’s works, plus a bibliography. A hardcover edition (-230-3, $21.95) was announced but not seen. This book has a 1991 copyright date but was not seen until now. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. [Lin Carter]


Black Forbidden Things: Cryptical Secrets from the “Crypt of Cthulhu" ed. Robert Price (Starmont House 1-55742-248-6, Feb ’92 [Jul ’92], $11.95, 199pp, tp, cover by Bruce Timm) Collection of letters, essays, and ephemera from the Lovecraftian fanzine. A hardcover edition (-249-4, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040.


Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos ed. Robert M. Price (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-02-X, Aug ’92, $27.00, 327pp, hc, cover by Gahan Wilson) Anthology of 20 early Cthulhu Mythos tales, with a preface by Robert Bloch and an introduction by Robert M. Price. Price. Order from Fedogan & Bremer, 700 Washington Ave. SE, Suite 50, Minneapolis MN 55414.


Ghost Song Susan Price (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-32544-8, Sep ’92 [Oct ’92], $15.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Joseph A. Smith) [Ghost World] Young-adult fantasy novel. An Arctic fur trapper for the Russian Czar is visited by a ghost shaman who demands his newborn son. First American edition (Faber & Faber 1992).


Fear to the World: Eleven Voices in a Chorus of Horror ed. Kevin E. Proulx (Starmont House 1-55742-173-0, Nov ’92, $14.00, 243pp, tp) Collection of 11 interviews with horror writers. A hardcover edition (-174-9, $24.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040.


Ishmael Daniel Quinn (Bantam/Turner 0-553-07875-5, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $20.00, 266pp, hc) [Ishmael] Metaphysical sf novel about an encounter between a man and an incredibly wise gorilla-creature. Winner of the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship.


Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass: Nonsense, Sense, and Meaning. Donald Rackin (Macmillan Twayne 0-8057-9430-1, Dec ’91 [Jul ’92], $21.95, 178pp, hc, cover by Berthe Morisot) Non-fiction, criticism. A study of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s books. A trade paperback edition (-8553-1, $11.95) was announced but not seen. This has a 1991 copyright date but was not seen until now.


Less Than Human Gary Raisor (Diamond 1-55773-739-8, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 265pp, pb) Horror novel about two pool-playing vampires who terrorize a town after they are discovered. A limited hardcover edition was announced by The Overlook Connection but not seen.


Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice Katherine Ramsland (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26862-1, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $12.00, 397pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1991) biography of the horror writer. A new afterword discusses the writing of Rice’s latest novel, The Tale of the Body Thief, and the death of her father. [Anne Rice]


Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand (BOMC, Oct ’92, $23.95, 1168pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 1957) classic philosophical novel about individualism, set in a near future (for the time) where civilization is crumbling.


Jefferson’s War: Chain of Command Kevin D. Randle (Ace 0-441-38442-0, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Jefferson’s War] Military sf novel, sixth book of the “Jefferson’s War” series.


Star Precinct Kevin D. Randle & Richard Driscoll (Ace 0-441-78268-X, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 185pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Star Precinct] Sf police procedural, first book of a series featuring the interstellar Star Cops, who are assigned to investigate the strange death of the galaxy’s richest man.


Star Precinct 2: Mind Slayer Kevin D. Randle & Richard Driscoll (Ace 0-441-78269-8, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.50, 183pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Star Precinct] Sf police procedural, second book of the series. The Star Cops hunt a telepathic killer on an amusement planet.


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